A Desperate Cry Poem by Vijay Sai R

Very beautifully you have captured...A Desperate Cry... True picture you have portrayed in each lines.. Loved reading it. Congrats.....for this lovely poem being selected as member poem. Thanks for sharing.

And who is to blame for this atrocity? We, the writers, speakers, voters. And it continues. Always.

You are right to say that is sad. I hope for the to be better, so it does not happen again. Bien! !

WOW bravo, this great staff indeed

When I stumble upon stories like this, my eyes glaze over and I'll sometimes even use a mindless TV show to push the image out of my heart. Such stories leave me feeling impotent and in despair. What I have found to help me is to follow the example of 'The Good Samaritan.' As I interpret it, God is asking us to simply be open to the injustice and misery we see in our own path, that is enough. Addressing the misery of the world only leads me to paralysis. I believe God is encouraging us here to leave the world's misery to others, to trust that if we address what God puts in our path, we can find some peace in the hope that others are doing the same. The danger of this kind of charity is that we can become too emotionally involved and others can become dependent upon us. You will notice that the good samaritan does not in fact take the injured man home with him. Instead he takes the injured man to an inn, and pays the innkeeper to care for him. He even promises to return and reimburse the innkeeper for any overage. The other kind of charity is too cool for me personally however, though I understand its value. In this kind of charity you just give money to strangers who promise to address the particular problem, and you have no way to really know what percentage of your gift actually goes toward fixing the problem and what part just goes toward administrative costs. When I give this way I worry that I am a poor steward of God's largesse to me. It does protect one from any emotional involvement, but aren't we enjoined by God to 'Love one another? ' How do you do that without becoming emotionally involved? Just a question, not a judgement.

Congratulations, dear poet. This poem is now at #62 in the list of Best Poems of Member Poets

This poignant poem stands rated at #62 today among the BEST POEMS OF MEMBER POETS….

Let this never happen anywhere, to anyone….. Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu …

Without mincing a word! Hauntingly painful

Looking eager to end its hunger! I pray! Save these innocents! Let this never happen again! ......yes, let this never happen again! So moving.